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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 26685235, member: 27832"]I just wasted an hour or so following the new BIN listings in Coins & Paper Money on eBay. All the usual RARE MINT ERRORS fresh from the parking lot, lots of circulated clad stuff listed for hundreds of bucks, but there are also some folks listing silver at 45-50x face value, well below current melt. Those lots go fast, but not instantly; I spent a good ten minutes deliberating with myself over one before it sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>I <i>almost</i> pulled the trigger on three Walkers for $50 + $5 shipping, 36.7x FV, which is well below my ad-hoc threshold of "2/3 melt" - but I'm just not sure I'm ready to jump back into actually <i>buying</i> on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also saw a lot of 80 Walkers that was apparently a collection dump; it looked like it contained a 1916-P and 1916-something (likely D), and a 1921-P and 1921-something (likely S). Lots of dates, but he didn't call out the mint marks, and the photos aren't <i>quite</i> good enough to read them. He's asking $2800-something, well above melt. I did the thing of buying large lots to get key dates when I was building out my Barber set, and decided it was a good way to talk myself into not-so-good deals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same guy has a set of 35 Barbers that includes a 1905-P that <i>was</i> uncirculated, before someone scrubbed the obverse to death. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":rage:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Currently at $940, melt would be $980. Same story; I'm passing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next question: can I pull myself away in time to do any of the other stuff I intended to do this afternoon?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 26685235, member: 27832"]I just wasted an hour or so following the new BIN listings in Coins & Paper Money on eBay. All the usual RARE MINT ERRORS fresh from the parking lot, lots of circulated clad stuff listed for hundreds of bucks, but there are also some folks listing silver at 45-50x face value, well below current melt. Those lots go fast, but not instantly; I spent a good ten minutes deliberating with myself over one before it sold. I [I]almost[/I] pulled the trigger on three Walkers for $50 + $5 shipping, 36.7x FV, which is well below my ad-hoc threshold of "2/3 melt" - but I'm just not sure I'm ready to jump back into actually [I]buying[/I] on eBay. Also saw a lot of 80 Walkers that was apparently a collection dump; it looked like it contained a 1916-P and 1916-something (likely D), and a 1921-P and 1921-something (likely S). Lots of dates, but he didn't call out the mint marks, and the photos aren't [I]quite[/I] good enough to read them. He's asking $2800-something, well above melt. I did the thing of buying large lots to get key dates when I was building out my Barber set, and decided it was a good way to talk myself into not-so-good deals. Same guy has a set of 35 Barbers that includes a 1905-P that [I]was[/I] uncirculated, before someone scrubbed the obverse to death. :rage: Currently at $940, melt would be $980. Same story; I'm passing. Next question: can I pull myself away in time to do any of the other stuff I intended to do this afternoon?[/QUOTE]
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